Ellen Furnari, Ph.D. worked with the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) in Sri Lanka, and has consulted with NP on several other projects. She is an adjunct faculty at Webster University in International Studies and a research associate at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand. Ellen Furnari is the author of several articles and chapters regarding unarmed civilian peacekeeping and the centrality of relationships for effective peacekeeping. She is a co-author of the UNITAR course on unarmed civilian protection and a member of the International Peace Research Association. Recent publications include: "Creating knowledge in and about conflicted contexts: How peacekeepers know what works," Thammasat Review, 2015; and "Securing Space for Local Peacebuilding: The Role of International and National Civilian Peacekeepers," Peacebuilding Journal, 2015.
The Institute for Peace Work and Nonviolent Conflict Transformation is a private German peace research institute focusing on nonviolent conflict transformation. More information under: www.ifgk.de